​Many airlines allow infants under 2 years old to travel free or for highly discounted rates if they sit on their parents lap.

This is great but the baggage rules for lap seats can very a lot from airline to airline.

It's always best to check with your carrier but here is some information from a few popular airlines.

Infant Lap Seat Rules

If you are travelling with an infant on your lap, you may bring one standard carry-on bag not exceeding 10 kg (22 lb) in weight to carry their belongings, in addition to your personal carry-on allowance.

If you didn't pay anything for the infant then there is no baggage allowance other than your own allowance

If you paid 10% then you get 1 bag up to 20lbs at 22x14x9 inches

If you paid 50% then you get the full cabin bag allowance of 22x14x9 inches with no weight restriction

A non-paying lap child can have a diaper bag. No mention of any additional allowance other than the parents own allowance.

A non paying lap child has no additional carry on allowance but the adult gets to take an additional diaper bag.

The Best Carry-On Bags For﻿ ﻿﻿﻿Infants, Kids, and Young ﻿Children

Young children can't carry as much as older children but their things don't weigh as much either.

I believe that pretty much as soon as your child is walking full time then you can start to benefit by getting them a kids travel bag.

There are some pros and cons though:

THE GOOD...

They take some of the weight

Makes travel more fun

Teaches responsibility

Save money by not checking bags

Make full use of carry on allowance

THE BAD...

It's another bag for you to keep an eye on

Note: The bags in this section are roughly arranged by ascending age suitability starting with toddlers and moving on towards older kids...

Trunki Ride-On Suitcase Review

The Trunki can be towed or the child can make it go with their feet but it's not a small case so don't expect your child to carry it.

There are several different animals like bees, horses, tigers and cows. And there is even a Hello Kitty model too!​

This case has a lot of storage capacity and I think when you compare it to the size of the kids using it it's massive. If a trunki was scaled up to adult size it would be way too big to use as a carry on.

Kids clothes are smaller and lighter than adult clothes so you should be able to use this to pack the clothes for your child's trip if you pack in moderation.

Or alternatively you could use it to hold toys and game and other items to keep them entertained.

On the negative side the wheels don't turn so it drives best when going in a straight line.​

If you kid is happy to sit and be towed then the Trunki is great, but if they are very energetic then it could simply be too much fun to be useful in busy airports.

GoVinci Kids Wheeled Hardcase Trolley Review

GoVinci Trolley is designed to help keep your kids entertained while hanging around airports and is perfect for all the budding artists out there!

That's because this wheeled rolling carry on has a built in frame for displaying sketches and drawings.

It's a great way to personalize kids luggage and if you pack some crayons then drawing is a great way to pass some time in the airport.

​It's proportioned correctly for kids 3+ and is a correctly formed mini rolling carry on but since this case hasn't sold much you will be taking a chance on reliability. There are not enough reviews yet to accurately gauge how will this will perform and due to low availability we couldn't get our hands on one.

It has just under 14 liters of storage capacity, to put that in perspective for you a typical 22x14x9 inch rolling carry on is about 45 liters. So this backpack can hold about a third of what a full size adult carry on can take.

Yet kids clothes are smaller and lighter so you can pack quite a lot of things in this backpack for short trips.

This type of bag has a multitude of uses, it can be used for school or for play so it's not just something you can use for travel.

It's not got padding for packing breakable to keep the iPad's etc in your own case.

On the negative side I think their upper age limit of 10 seems a bit high. I'd say this is a good little backpack for ages from 5 to 8.​ Kids age 10 can easily take something a little bigger.

Cabin Max Bear Childrens Luggage Review

Cabin Max have come up with a great idea for the bear holder but the be aware that the bear is not included.

This bag is a great size for kids to use as carry on luggage. At 34 liters it can be used in most cases to take all the kids stuff for the trip.

Children from age 3+ can use this bag or a fast developing 2 year old. The upper age limit is probably around the age that having a bear strapped to your bag is no longer cool.

While the soft sides don't offer much structure they help keep the weight down which is particularly important for little people. When empty this bag only weights 2.2 lbs that's impressive because it has the wheels and handle to add extra weight but it's still light.

It seems that older versions of this bag had a duffel strap and newer versions have backpack straps. So be careful when you are ordering. Not all colors variations of this bag are the same.

I really liked this bag but because it's significally more expensive than the Skip Hop I felt it wasn't as good value. Still a great bag though!​

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